Category Archive for: ‘Growing Your Business’

by Bill Burnham | August 17, 2018 In sports, competition is a given. The best coaches and athletes spend an extraordinary amount of time studying their competitors. Game film is studied endlessly to learn the other team’s tendencies, their strengths and weaknesses. Self-scouting is done […]

by Pat Gordon | March 30, 2018 You’ve been through all the initial challenges of opening your own business. You created a business plan, calculated your costs and pricing strategy, and opened a business bank account. You decided on a business name, researched your target […]

By Yanina Rosario August 4, 2017 Do you check the traffic before getting on the road? Perhaps you use an app that suggests best routes. Do you do research to identify your targeted customer? I speak to entrepreneurs about the many certified business enterprise options […]

Winning government contracts is a goal many small business owners have. It’s a smart one, too, because the government spends a remarkable $135 billion – yes, that’s a B – each year awarding contracts to small businesses.

My hobby is riding older motorcycles. Unfortunately, older motorcycles tend to break down now and again. Usually, they break down where you don’t have access to help such as a mechanic. So that means repairs have to be made without help. It is a very frustrating situation. Your bike won’t start and you are not sure what is wrong. You don’t have the ability to get professional help.

The Florida SBDC at the University of South Florida is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide partnership program nationally accredited by the Association of America’s SBDCs and funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida, and other private and public partners, with the University of West Florida serving as the network's lead host institution. Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.